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Two Residents to Participate in Hill Cumorah Pageant ElderEider bolwinbelwin Remington son of Mr and Mrs Lyle Remington of Vernal and ElderNicholas Eaton son of Marjorie Lowman of Oroville California who resided resided re reo sided with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Edgar Calder of Vernal will participate participate par par- in the Hill Cumorah Pageant Pageant Pa Paw Pa- Pa geant July 27 to August 1 HELD AT Palmyra New York about 25 miles east of Rochester it employs performers 25 stages the latest technical paraphernalia a sound system sound system specially written music andall the artifice of stagecraft to dramatize therise and fall of an ancient American civilization Because of the great amount of involvement In Involvement In in- it is called AmericasAmerica's most elaborate religious spectacle MOSTOF theperformers are young men and women acting as missionaries of the Mormon Church in New York State In addition some young women women wo woo men from colleges in the west travel by chartered bus to Palm Palmyra ra to participate in the event All performers pay their travel and living expenses Admission to the pageant is free of charge as is the parking facilities The pageant portrays the story of a band of Israelites who are enabled to escape thedestructionof Jerusalem by special dispensation of the Lord and found a civilization in the New World years BC B.C. Ashley By Mrs Ronald Winn Primary Holds Holiday The Primary held its Holiday Holi dayFriday evening at the Ashley Ward Chapel The eveningsevening's events were under the direction of Lola Allred Mired Jennie Harlem has Har lem hem and Norma Shaw The girls graduating graduating grad grad- from Primary this year are Jana Gaye Winn Laura Batty Kerr Workman Workman Work Workman Elaine Morrison Patty Calder Linda Deans and Ruth Ann Winkler MRS RONALD Winn spent Monday in Price on business Mr and Mrs Charles Walker and children of Salt Lake City are visiting with Bishop and Mrs Niles Miles Haslem and other relatives George Swett was a medical patient at the Uintah County Hospital last week Mr and Mrs Hyrum Toone and family family fam family spent two days last week at Oaks Park Mr and Mrs Kenneth Tidwell and son Guy of Salt Lake City visited Saturday through Monday with Mr and Mrs Ronald Ronald Ron Ronald aId Winn and family and Mr and Mrs Karl and family Terry Winn returned to Salt Lake City for a weeksweek's visit there MRS JOHN Powell accompanied Mrs Bill Lewis to Neola Wednesday of last weekwhere they got Ruth Ann who had spent the past week visiting with Mr Air and Mrs ton Ron Duncan Mrs Earnest Winkler left Thursday of last week for Orem to visit with herfather Mr and Mrs H. L. Lisenbee Lisenbee Lisen Lisenbee who is ill Mr and Mrs Mayl Ford of Salt Lake City visited last week with Mr and Mrs Ivan Batty Mr and Mrs Jack Doyle of Kearns visited Saturday and Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ronaldtonald Winn and family and Mr Air and Mrs Karl andother relatives Mr and Mrs Dale Thacker and family family fam family went to Lagoon Saturday where they enjoyed thebanders family reunion LarlLari Ann and Susan busan are visiting at sort ort Duchesne Duchesne Du Duchesne with Mr Air and Mrs Ellis MerrillMorrill KELLY POWELL and daughters of Jensen visited thursday of ot last week wecK with Mrs John Powell Mr andAirs Mrs Sizemore and sons of bait Salt Lake City visited Sunday and Monday with Mr Air and Mrs Airs Henry Kloepple Kloepple Kloep- Kloep pIe on their way home from a trip to West Virginia They visited in Albuquerque Albuquerque Albu Albuquerque New Mexico witswill Mr and Mrs Airs JohnJotin Kloeppel In MaldenMaiden Missouri they visited with Mr and Mrs Will Powell They went on to White SullerSulter Springs West Virginia where they visited wills Mr Air Sizemore's mother Mr and Mrs Airs 1 E. 1 1 andother relatives In Baltimore Maryland they visited with Mr and Mrs Will Sizemore and Mr and Mrs Airs Warren MannaHanna In Illinois they visited Air Mr and Mrs Karl Sizemore MELTONME TON Carpenterand Rae Workman Workman Work Workman of California visited Sunday with Air Mr and Mrs Airs Owen and family Mr Air and Mrs Airs Elmer lidwell Tidwell of if boun bountiful oun oun- who al sic aie spending the summer at Greens LaKe visited Thursday of last week with Lucille Swett Mr Air and Mrs Airs Edward Griffeth and family of Wyoming visited Sundaybunday with Mr Air and Mrs Ronald Batty and family Mr Air and Mrs Airs Lester Holt and children children child children of Mountain View Wyoming visited over the weekend with relatives Mrs Airs Glade Anderson received word of the death of her grandfather Joseph who died Wednesday evening of last week in a Roosevelt rest home of natural causes i 1 ELDER NICHOLAS EATON pageant participant ELDER DELWIN REMINGTON in infamous infamous in- famousfamous pageant Colorado River Flows Rated Normal The April through July Colorado River drainagerunoff is now about over It looks as though the totalrunofffor this period has been about normalbut only because some areas received high precipitation precipitation pre pre- duringJune stated a recent report from the Bureau of Reclamation River flow control levels were given as follows Colorado River above Lake Powell Colorado River flows in Westwater Westwater West Westwater Canyon have decreased to about cis and will continue to decrease to about by September 1 1 The flows in Cataract Canyon have decreased decreased decreased de decreased to about cis and are expected expected expected ex ex- to continue to decrease to cis by September 1 COLORADO RIVER through Grand Canyon the mean daily releases from Glen Canyon Dam are expected to be be- about be- about be- aboutabout In in the rest of July and for the month of August Minimum releases releases re reo leases which occur between midnight and lAnd 6 am a.m.

are not expected to go below below be below cis this summer Keler Reter to dailydally minimum and maximum flows posted posted post posted at Lees Ferry and Phantom Ranch for detailed river conditions Upper Green River flows releases from Fontenelle Reservoir were elscis the first part of July Since then they have been decreased to 1500 and will be further decreased to 1400 and held there during August and Sep Sep- GREEN RIVER flows below Flaming Gorge Dam the average daily release from Irom Flaming Gorge Dam Jam is expected to be about 2000 through SeptemSeptem- ber The inflow has decreased to ds andis expected to decrease to about 1400 by September 1 Flows in the San Juan River the flow of the San Juan River at Bluff muff is below 2000 cisels and will recede to about 1000 cis in August I Thehe releasefrom Navajo Reservoir is expected to be about suo cis ds forthe remainder of July and the first part of August FLOWS OF the Gunnison River from Cimarron River JUver below Morrow Point Dam to Gunnison Tunnel funnel releases from Morrow Point Dam are expected to average 1200 cis with about 1000 diverted di di- veiled through the Gunnison during during dur duro ing the remainder of the summer Reservoir levels Lake Powell is at at- an at- an at- anan high elevation of feet and is expected to drop about fourfeet this fall before it startsto rise during the season next spring Flam Flam- AJ Annual 1 CLEARANCE CLEARANCE SALE YI is IS on at I RUSSELLS RUSSELL'S MENS WEAR VERNAL UTAH And At MR CLOTHING RANGELY COLORADO I WCo CO WE CARE ORGANIZATION Do You Have a Problem with the Law School or Dope We are Concerned for YOU Contact This Number Day or Night Phone All Information Strictly Absolutely Co Co Confidential WE CARE- CARE if YES ES SUH SUM Somebody had to to- do to- do to- dodo the PIONEERING and your UTAH GASSERVICE COMPANY is pioneering industrial growth and modernization Vo through Natural Gas Service 1 II sea 1 Eastern Utah without Natural Gas service is kinda like facing a big juicy beefsteak with a dull knife Its It's an an- area an- areaarea rich in potential water power scenic beauty unlimited unlimited un unlimited natural resources and room to grow Located on main highway routes and now with Natural Gas Service the door is open to new opportunities for industrial and economic growth industry business People want to locate where theres there's full service and Eastern Utah has it Full Service including Natural Gas natures nature's greatest gift to modernmodem living As A. 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I TIME 11 IS RUNNING OUT THE I NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY GOES TO PRESS SOON For information on Personalized listings changes in listings or advertisements in the Yellow Pages please call our Business Office But hurry thothe Directory is going to press 1 I Yellow Pages Mountain Bell I li 17 Activities To Help Orphaned Peruvian Children What That is it like to go through a devastating devastating devastating de de- earthquake One who knows firsthand is Ladd Wilkins son of Mr Air and Mrs Airs Elroy Wilkins of Roosevelt who is serving a missionforthe Church in Peru A copy of his diary covering the 10 days immediately following following fol following the Peru earthquake May Slay 31 was obtained TELLING IN his words of the death and destructionthat took place he was stationed at the time in Huaraz Peru a city which was nearly 95 per cent destroyed with more than deaths Excerpts fromfront his diary follow Today was the most terrifying day of my whole life The whole day at leastfrom 3 30 pm p.m. m. on was like a big nightmare Although the earthquakeonly lasted for about 2 a minutes it seemed like hours There were buildings falling down on all sides of us IVE I'VE NEVER seen anything to pitiful In my life We Huaraz was completely destroyed de de- The buildings were all turn tumbledbled in the streets andelectric wires were all over However there were a couple of streets that were passable We found dead people and very seriously injured ones everywhere It seemedlikethe whole city was crying weeping and moaning There were parents frantically lookinghooking for childrenand children crying looking for their parents There were husbands digging digging dig digging frantically but knowing that his family was dead and Heaven only knows how many buriedburled alive that no one knew where to look for them THEN AT about the ambulance came by and we asked if they needed our help at the hospital The halls of the hospital were lined with people that were bleeding from head to toe andall other kindshindsof injuries Some without earssome without halftheirface and although I didn't think I coulddo it I found out that if you have to you can can- do can- do can- dodo about anything A drive has been started local in behalfof several thousand r- in the earthquakes i.

as the drive the drive wi will wll include activities to help get mor mONY forthe project THE ACTIVITIES will beheld July 31 a att the UintahStake Center A barbeque bar barbeque will start the events from 6 to 8 pm p.m. m. At pm m. a talent show featuring featuring fea featuring many localmusicians will be beheld held A benefit dance will follow the talent show in the cultural halland will lastuntil midnight All funds will go to help with adoption adoption adoption tion costs and to sendmedical supplies to the children All food and clothes donatedandthe money obtainedfrom the planned projects will be sent under the supervision of an represent represent- THE REPRESENTATIVE will deliver them to the Mission President Lister Lis ter whowill oversee the distribution among the children All help is on a voluntary basis The executive board consisting of Spencer W. Kimballthe Latin American attorney and a representative representative representative re re- of the social service board will serve without pay Anyone Interested in adoption volunteer volunteer volun volunteer service or giving clothes or food can contact Fay Hunt Aunt Edna Vernon or Kathleen Chandler Services Held Tues For David A.

A Witmer Funeral services were held Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tuesday at 11 a am a.m.m. at the Vernal Mortuary for David Arnold Witmer 84 of Vernal who died Saturday in the Uintah County Hospital of natural causes Mr Witmer was bornDecember 19 1885 in AmericanFork to Roberthobert and and- RoseHoseRose Witmer He liemarried Bertha Bertha Ber Bertha Langston July 6 1906 1908 in Vernal She died April 24 16 1968 He Ile was a member of the Church and a sheet sheet metal metal worker SURVIVORS include sons daughter Harold Reno Nevada Robertnobert W. Tucson Tucson Tuc Tucson Arizona Heber Las Vegas Mrs FloydHoyd Birdie Allen Vernal eight grandchildren and eight great grand children Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery ing Gorge Reservoir is at elevation feetand should not risefurther this year It is expected to recedeabout 16 feet during the falland winter Navajo Lake on the San Juan River is now at elevation feet and should rise about another foot and remain near this level through the recreation season It will will- be will- be will- bebe lowered 34 feet during the winter to elevation feet to allow the extension extension exten extension of a boat ramp Blue MesaReser- voir Reser voir filled July 3 for the he first time to elevation feet It is expected to stay near this elevation the remainder of the summer andthenbe lowered to elevation elevation ele ele- feet by next spring to allow Installation of a boat ramp d' Ie iio READY FOR BUSINESS Jack Morris and part of his employees stand in frontof the new Arctic Circle Drive In In PAMELA plans career Pamela Plans Career in Fashion Merchandise Pamela daughter of Mr Air and Mrs Dwain of Vernal is planning a career in thefashion merchandising merchandising merchandising mer mer- field sal 1 A 1970 graduate of Uintah High School she will receive her training in fashion merchandising fromPatricia Stevens College Col lege of Salt Lake City Shewill enter there In the fall The division of the school in which MissAlissis enrolled offers training train inglog in several career fields including public relationsfashion merchandising professional modeling and ac courseurse in in- I finishing and self self improvement I Arctic Circle Opens Doors for Business The new Arctic Circle Drive In on the corner of Fourth West and Main Mam opened open ed Idits doors for business June 22 The owners are Jack and Jerry MorrIs father father fa ther and son Even though In partnership part Jack Moms will do the managing managing man managing of the business as his son Jerry will continue in his present job as manager manager man manager of here in Vernal JACK MORRIS has had many business experiences in the Salt Lake City area including owner of a cafeeafe grocery store and service stationspanning a period of 25 years In orderolder to open the drive in Mr Morris completed a four week training course conducted by Arctic Circle The class covered all aspects of the business from the way to fry their chicken to how to keep their books THE BUILDING started in May was constructed by the Arctic Circle Construction Construction Con Con- Company The will buy the building and the equipment for the businessthe land will I be leased fromReed Heed Ross Besidesthe owners there arcare 11 employees employees em- em alllocal residents APRON MAIDS 4 CLUB The Apron Maids Club metat at- the at- the at- thethe homeof their leader Vena Baker Karen Mitchell calledthe meeting to order Each membermade a relirelish tray to takelakehome The tray consisted of carrots celery radishes peppers cucumbers tom tomatoes aloes lunch meat and crackers At the next meetinginciting of the club Kay Baker called the meeting to order older Janet Merrell ledthe song The II 4 pledge was led by Doris MerrellMcneiland Annette led the pledge of allegiance Club members reviewed theirrecords andthe meeting was adjourned by i bw 5 li 41 The Vernal Express 3 i Thursday July 23 1970 1 I Davis VIS By Mr Mrs Marie Marl w. 1 Mary Ruth Cluff Joins Husband on Leave in Hawaii Mary Alary Ruth Cluff and infant daughter flew to Hawaii to be with her husband Jack for his Rand and leave Jack Is serving in Vietnam with the armed forces for- res for for- resces and Mary Ruth Is living with her parents the Don while he is gone MARVEL was hostess toa party for several of the widows of the ward Thursday of last week Games were played and light refreshments served ser serer- ed er- er ved ed to the following ladiesladles Emma Viola Goodrich Jennie Watkins Bernice Jackson and AliceAllee Gurr Blanche and her hel dau daughter Mrs Ed Bryner Brner of LoraineLorainc Ohio visit cdedViola Goodrich last week Mrs Post Postma Is a niece of Mrs Goodrich A large number of girls and their leaders attended the Uintah Stake girls camp held at Kane Hollow Wednesday Thursday of last week and Friday Those attending were Ellen Williamson Diane and Paula andKarla Karren Debbie Debbie Debbie Debbie Deb Debbie Elliott of Salt Lake City Gloria Oaks CarrieJohnson Lee Ann Dee Dee- Ann Dee- Ann Dee- AnnAnn and Jolene Rose Marie Caldwell Caldwell Cald Caldwell Kathy Nancy Gardiner LorineLorinc Cook and leaders Floy Johnson PearlPeari ChIvers Marie and Elaine Oaks DEBBIE ELLIOTT of Salt Lake City visited for the past two weeks with the Rex family Debbie is a niece of Mrs Airs It was Reuben Atwood of Oroville California that visited his parents the Fred Atwoods instead of DeweyDewcy Atwood At wood wool as reported last week Pearl Jenkins of Salt Lake City Is ts visiting with hersister Viola Goodrich Susan McConkle of Altamont a granddaughter granddaughter grand granddaughter of Mrs Jenkins'Jenkins brought her her- to her- to her- toto Vernal Mr Air and Mrs Airs Greg Cook have pur pur- cussedchasedthe Shirley Watkins Walking home and and- are and- areare ate moving in MRS VON Whiting is homefrom thetho hospital where she was confinedfor several sev- sev 01 eralelal al days after a car accident She has several broken bones In her neck and back She is slowly recovering I.